This new LF stuff looks sic!!! I simply cannot wait to get them in and try them all out. I think I am excited about the new mounting and also the new material they are using! Should be a killer year for LF!!

The new bindings just look plain stupid. They look like some aborted version of the Collective Developements bindings and the CD's completely sucked. The newest version of their older bindings look alright though.

I had a chance to take a look at them in person today and also talk to Scott (the designer) about the changes. I'm really impressed with them and can't wait to try them. And I'm really looking forward to checking out the wakesurfing rope too!

Who cares about these new bindings. They are going to fall apart just like all the Liquid Force bindings I have had to warranty. I hate bindings. You shouldn't be tied down to something by your feet. How can you swim or jump away from your board if you can't

Speaking of new Liquid Force stuff, did anybody notice the bindings Kyle Schmidt is wearing in the how-to section of this months WBM? They are Grey Ultras with laces on the back?????? Anybody have the scoop on these, custom.......

I'm skeptical. they just seem too big and prob a bit heavy. but i guess tech. speaking, they are on the right track. i'm happy w/ my set up now so i'm in no hurry to try them. i'm happy about new board graphics. i bought a balance even though the graphics are the ugliest i think i've ever seen. if they are nylon and neoprene water obsorbtion is a major concern.

Timothy - I see in your profile you've listed that you have a wakeboard but you don't have bindings. Are you still saving your allowance for those?

Vandal - I'll agree that the bindings do look a little strange but I'm sure that I'll be used to them after a while.

Matthew - those bindings are custom. I took notice to those too. I'm pretty sure he just took the lace system from the exo's and added it to the overlay of the ultra. Pretty sweet idea if you ask me. He was always known to ride the exo's without tightening the laces up anyway. He just likes a real loose boot.

Will - ""The outside of these boots look more like a running shoe now, with wraps made of a nylon-looking material with sewn on graphics that have a ton of potential for making the boots look killer." They're a lot smarter than that. They've been doing this wakeboarding thing for a few years.

thane- i'm sure they are smarter than me. but i can vouch that my 7yrs of surfing. the whole point of a NEOPRENE wetsuit is to HOLD water and let body temp warm that. so unless l.f. has come up w/ some sick new neoprene that doesn't obsorb... well, i'd have to see it. i'm sure they thought about weight, i just personally don't like extra anything-weight, fabric, give me ultra suctions and i'll be happy. more gizmos = more stuff to break. i want bindings made out of velour or velvet, it'd be like a porno for my feet. ahhhh...

Will - I'm just like you, I love the ultra sucs, but the ultra sucs are gonna have that same neoprene lining. It's probably the sick new closed-cell neoprene that HL has been using in the core of their jacket ropes. It floats and it doesn't absorb any water.

Will, you are almost right about how a wetsuit works. They do hold water against your skin. You're body does warm this water up, and that warm water is what keeps you warm. However, the neoprene doesn't absorb water, it just holds it next to you. If it absorbed water neoprene dry suits wouldn't work.

I'm not a huge LF fan, but these bindings look nice! I'm a bit skeptical of their durablility. There are a lot of stiches going through the rubber on the overlays.

bird- you said it. lot of stitches... even w/ all double stitching, things break. every pair of bindings i've ridden w/ a lace or velcro have broken. luckily, i think lf bindings last longer than hyperlite ones. also, wet suits are different than dry suits. i dont feel like researching details of wetsuits. i'll just withdrawl that statement and just say "neoprene concerns me" that way, you guys can stop hurting my feelings over material characteristics. i need a tissue...

I might just be me misunderstanding, but what is the point of having an easy adjust angle on a high end binding? How many times have you changed the angle of you bindings this year? I can understand for a low end binding where alot of people are going to use it, but most people find a stance they like and stick to it, so being high end only one person is really going to use it.